Enrico Cardoso Nazaré (born 4 May 1984, in
Belo Horizonte
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), commonly known as Enrico, is a former
Brazil
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ian
footballer
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.
Playing career
Enrico played for the Brazilian teams
Atlético Mineiro
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*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
and
Ipatinga
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before his transfer to the Swedish team
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
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, in the summer of 2006 on a 3.5 year contract.
Enrico moved back to Brazil in 2009, hired by
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
. During almost six years in Brazil, he played as well for
Coritiba
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...
,
Ceará
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and
Ponte Preta. In the summer of 2014 Enrico went to Europe again, first to Greece where he defended
Apollon Smyrni
Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...
and
Iraklis Psachna, and then to Sweden, defending
Huddinge
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The municipality is, with its approxima ...
and
Enskede. In 2017 Enrico ended his football career and started working as an agent.
Career statistics
Honours
;
Ipatinga
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*
Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...
(1): 2005
;
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
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Brazilian Série B
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* Something of, from or relating to Brazil
* Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil
* Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent
Brazilian may als ...
(1): 2009
*
Brazilian Cup
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(1): 2011
;
Coritiba
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...
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Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Format
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(1): 2010
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Brazilian Série B
Brazilian commonly refers to:
* Something of, from or relating to Brazil
* Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil
* Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent
Brazilian may als ...
(1): 2010
References
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1984 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
CR Vasco da Gama players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Ceará Sporting Club players
Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Allsvenskan players
Association football midfielders
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Huddinge IF players
Enskede IK players
Footballers from Belo Horizonte